see larger image at SPACE.com On Jan. 21, astronomers spotted the closest supernova in recent decades flash to life in the galaxy M82, some 11.5 million light-years from Earth. The supernova, designated SN 2014J, suddenly became a superstar as it
Google Solar System
Ryan Schmollinger sent me this awesome web site – It’s like Google Earth but for the solar system. Click Here open NASA site!
Help Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
What is SETI@home?SETI@home is a scientific experiment that uses Internet-connected computers in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). You can participate by running a free program that downloads and analyzes radio telescope data. SETI@home is a scientific experiment that
NASA’s New Mars Rover Launches Successfully
NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory lifted off from the launch pad at 10:02 a.m. EST today. (Wired.Com article) Click to read more The one-ton Mini Cooper-sized rover, which is the largest machine NASA can currently put down on the Martian surface,
coronal mass ejection
watch this comet crash into the sun on lower right and the outburst on left SpaceWeather.com says most solar physicists would likely say that a “puny comet” couldn’t set off a “coronal mass ejection” of solar particles. But check out
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Interview
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Astronomy Calendar – select year
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Awesome Astronomy Photos
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